nsane.forums Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 When Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7. "Some say the end date is 2015, others say…2020. So what's the right answer?" Both answers are right. Microsoft will stop mainstream support on January 12, 2015. But the company will keep providing extended support until January 14, 2020. "Well, thank you," you're probably saying. "That's as clear as a new industry acronym." Let me explain: Through January 12, 2015, Microsoft will provide the same complete support you have today. You'll receive both security and non-security updates. Your warranty claims will be considered and possibly honored. If your license came with no-charge incident support (yes, it exists), you'll continue to receive it. Microsoft may even add features and change the design (but not, I hope, removing the Start menu). But in 2015, Windows 7 will go onto extended support, which just covers the basics. You'll still receive free security updates, but non-security-related hotfixes will only be available on a paid subscription--and you'll have to start the subscription before April 15, 2015 (if you live in the USA, that's a date with unpleasant associations in any year). There will be no free support, Microsoft won't honor warranty claims, and the company will not add new features. By the way, XP's mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009; Vista's ended on April 12 of this year. So if you're satisfied with the support you're getting on this operating systems, you probably won't have much to worry about with Windows 7 for another seven years. For what it's worth, XP's extended support ends on April 8, 2014. Vista's will end on on April 11, 2017. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 no problem, the world will end in december... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOP-X4 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 no problem, the world will end in december... :Dhahaha :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chlorophyll Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 if da end date is 2015/20 then theres no point in discussion here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The question is not how long Microsoft will support Windows 7, but - how the people will permit Microsoft to end support for Windows 7 (not to forget, XP got an extended lease of life because of "We" - "The People.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullboy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 You'll still receive free security updates, but non-security-related hotfixes will only be available on a paid subscription-- Can someone make me a practical example of "nonsecurity-related hotfixes"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digimon Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 those dates are a minmium they can and probably will be extended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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